Wisdom of Solomon 13:14-16

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¹⁴ or makes it like some worthless animal,
giving it a coat of red paint and coloring its surface red
and covering every blemish in it with paint;^(A)
15 then he makes a suitable niche for it
and sets it in the wall and fastens it there with iron.^(B)
16 He takes thought for it so that it may not fall,
because he knows that it cannot help itself,
for it is only an image and has need of help.^(C)